A ship chartered to evacuate around 300 foreigners from Tripoli has been delayed due to the poor security situation, the International Organisation for Migration said Tuesday.

"Poor security conditions at the port in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, will delay the docking of an IOM-chartered boat", the IOM said.

The boat left from Benghazi.

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